Jordan Veretout
![]() Veretout playing for France U19 in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jordan Marcel Gilbert Veretout[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 1 March 1993||
Place of birth | Ancenis, France | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Roma | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2003 | Belligne | ||
2003–2011 | Nantes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2015 | Nantes | 130 | (14) |
2015–2017 | Aston Villa | 25 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 35 | (3) |
2017–2019 | Fiorentina | 69 | (13) |
2019–2020 | → Roma (loan) | 33 | (6) |
2020– | Roma | 31 | (13) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2011 | France U18 | 8 | (2) |
2011–2012 | France U19 | 12 | (1) |
2012–2013 | France U20 | 15 | (2) |
2013–2014 | France U21 | 9 | (0) |
2021– | France | 1 | (0) |
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Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:50, 29 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 September 2021 |
Jordan Marcel Gilbert Veretout (French pronunciation: [vəʁətu]; born 1 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Roma and the France national team.
He is a former France youth international, having represented his nation regularly at under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 level. In 2013, he won the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Club career[]
Nantes[]
Veretout made his professional debut for French club Nantes on 13 May 2011 in a league match against Sedan.[3] He made his first start the following season in the team's opening match of the campaign; a 1–0 extra time win over Reims in the Coupe de la Ligue.[4] Veretout made 146 appearances for Nantes over five years.[5]
Aston Villa[]
On 31 July 2015, Veretout joined Birmingham-based Premier League club Aston Villa on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £7 million.[5] Manager Tim Sherwood praised the player, saying, "I know Veretout is very highly rated over in France."[5] Veretout made his first official appearance for Aston Villa in a 1–0 victory against A.F.C. Bournemouth on 8 August 2015.[6]
Loan to Saint-Étienne[]
On 23 August 2016, Veretout joined AS Saint-Étienne on loan for one year without an option to buy from Aston Villa.[7][8]
Fiorentina[]
On 25 July 2017, Veretout moved to Fiorentina agreeing to a four-year deal with the option of a fifth year. The transfer fee paid to Aston Villa was reported as €7 million.[9][10]
Roma[]
On 20 July 2019, Veretout joined Roma on loan with an obligation to buy.[11] On 1 July 2020, Veretout joined on a permanent basis for an initial fee of €16 million, potentially rising to €18 million. He signed a four-year contract.[12]
On 28 February 2021, Veretout scored his 10th Serie A goal of the 2020–21 season, in a match against Milan. Veretout became the first French midfielder to reach that milestone since Michel Platini for Juventus in 1985–86.[13]
International career[]
Veretout is a former France youth international, having represented his country from under-18 through to under-21 level. Veretout won the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey, where he was highly praised for his performances in a midfield-three that also included Geoffrey Kondogbia and Paul Pogba.[14] Veretout scored a penalty in the final, as France won the tournament through a shoot-out.[15][5]
On 26 August 2021, he received his first call to the France senior squad.[16] On 1 September 2021 he made his international debut in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Career statistics[]
Club[]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nantes | 2010–11 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2011–12 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | 40 | 6 | |||
2012–13 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
2014–15 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | 40 | 7 | |||
Total | 130 | 14 | 16 | 1 | — | 146 | 15 | |||
Aston Villa | 2015–16 | Premier League | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
Saint-Étienne (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7[b] | 0 | 43 | 4 |
Fiorentina | 2017–18 | Serie A | 36 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 38 | 10 | |
2018–19 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | |||
Total | 69 | 13 | 6 | 2 | — | 75 | 15 | |||
Roma (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | 43 | 7 |
Roma | 2020–21 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | 38 | 11 | |
2021–22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||
Total | 64 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 85 | 21 | ||
Career total | 323 | 49 | 30 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 378 | 55 |
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, FA Cup, Football League Cup and Coppa Italia
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
International[]
- As of match played 1 September 2021[19]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
France | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours[]
- Nantes
- France U20
References[]
- ^ "Player shirt numbers for 20 Barclays Premier League clubs released". Premier League. 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Premier League Player Profile Jordan Veretout". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Sedan v. Nantes Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 13 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Reims v. Nantes Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 22 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Jordan Veretout: Aston Villa sign French midfielder". BBC Sport. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "J. Veretout". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "St Etienne sign Newcastle's Saivet and Villa's Veretout on a season's loan". BBC Sport. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ Monier, Hugo (24 August 2016). "igue 1 : Saint-Etienne officialise les prêts d'Henri Saivet et Jordan Veretout". France TV Sport (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Official: Fiorentina sign Veretout". Football Italia. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Jordan Veretout signe officiellement à la Fiorentina". L'Équipe (in French). 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Roma, dalla Fiorentina ecco Veretout in prestito con obbligo". Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ Solano, John (20 July 2019). "Official: Jordan Veretout joins Roma". RomaPress.net. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Veretout il primo centrocampista a raggiungere quota 10 gol in Serie A dopo Platini". il Romanista (in Italian). 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Avec Paul Pogba et Geoffrey Kondogbia, il faut faire comme ça (France U20)". Eurosport. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "France triumph after shootout drama". FIFA. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "La liste des vingt-trois Bleus". fff.fr. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "J. Veretout". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Jordan Veretout". Ligue1.com (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Jordan Veretout". European Football. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
External links[]
- Club profile
- Jordan Veretout – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
- Jordan Veretout at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Jordan Veretout at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Jordan Veretout at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Living people
- 1993 births
- French footballers
- Sportspeople from Loire-Atlantique
- Association football midfielders
- French expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- France youth international footballers
- France under-21 international footballers
- France international footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Premier League players
- Ligue 2 players
- FC Nantes players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- ACF Fiorentina players
- A.S. Roma players
- Serie A players
- Footballers from Brittany